Felons Right to Vote The lines are long‚ it’s raining‚ it’s hot‚ or it may be cold‚ but exercising your right to vote is as important as all of your other civil rights. As Americans we have came a very long way when it comes to protecting our civil rights‚ and choosing the right candidate to protect our country. In 1964‚ three civil right activist set out to set up a voter’s registry for African Americans‚ but it was short lived because they were brutally murder by members of the Klu Klux Klan
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Jones is what people call a “black woman that made it”. She is humble‚ being that she is not very flashy‚ and she is always willing to give back‚ considering that she cleaned and fed‚ Roger‚ a young man that tried to rob her. Langston Hughes‚ in Thank You Ma’am‚ shows Jones’ woman qualities through her mother-like qualities‚ willingness to give back to the less fortunate‚ and ability to understand. Roger is taken in as if he was the child of Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones. Mrs. Jones sees
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Politics 28 August 2012 Mrs. Armstrong Movie Review: Swing Vote Swing Vote is a remarkable movie about a slacker named Bud‚ with one good in his life- his politically savvy daughter Molly. On Election Day‚ Bud is supposed to meet her at the polling place‚ but when he doesn’t show‚ she sneaks a ballot and is about to vote when the power goes off. Then it turns out that New Mexico’s votes tied up the presidential election‚ with one vote missing- Bud’s. This led to both presidential candidates and
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People don’t realize how important it is to vote. Many think one vote won’t hurt anything‚ but if everyone had that mentality no one would ever vote. It is very important to know who you are voting for and putting in office‚ but how do you know who you are truly voting for. Does he share the same religion as you? Is he a conservative or liberal? Or what kind of bills is he trying to pass? These are some basic questions that should be asked when looking at who’s running for office. After all the
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Intro: The essay “Thank You for Smoking‚” written by Peter Brimelow‚ is far from an influential essay on why people should smoke. Through this essay‚ Brimelow makes an effort to convince the audience smoking is actually beneficial to your health. I find it hard for people to write about what they think are the benefits of smoking when there are so many obvious reasons why you should not smoke. The main audience being targeted in this article is those who already smoke and those who are thinking
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“NO‚ THANK YOU‚ JHON” she knows exactly how she feels‚ and isn’t afraid to tell him even though it may hurt his feelings. I don’t believe a person should have to feel guilty just because they aren’t attracted to someone. It is about a strong-willed woman who isn’t afraid to speak her mind. She appears to be looking down at someone‚ as if she has something better to‚ and is angry that she is having to waste her time Christina Rossetti was nothing if she were not a true artist. Rossetti was born
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Dear Mr. Chandler‚ Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to give some advice to my business communications class. I have never gotten a chance to speak or even hear from a CEO‚ nonetheless‚ a fortune 500 CEO. I really enjoyed your lecture and thought that you had a very interesting and wise perspective. You made several points that really stuck out to me. The first piece of advice you enlightened my class with was that every company must uphold a set of values and how
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the soldiers who gave me justice‚ freedom and for making me feel safe in my country. These things are so important to me. I don’t know how to repay them. Those who died defending our country are true American heroes. All I have to say to them is thank you for everything you have done for
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full‚ resplendent flight. Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhardt) has what he cheerfully describes as a "challenging" job: he represents the interests of the tobacco industry in a world that generally considers the product reprehensible. At the beginning of "Thank You For Smoking‚" Nick is getting ready to defend himself on the Joan Lunden talk show‚ in the company of anti-smoking do-gooders and a cancer-stricken‚ bald teenaged boy. Did I say defend himself? No‚ Nick attacks. He asks the audience what the
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the necessary leadership skills that a captain must have. I am not afraid to speak out and be heard by my team mates. I will get intense if I have to and I will always acknowledge those who work hard. I have the ability to choreograph routines for school performances‚ which I did last year when I was awarded the position of captain along with Kelsey. When we had a dance team‚ I took it upon myself to make up dance moves that we used in our routine. I fully understand what stunts go best with what
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